Successful Scaffolds and Projects in Albany and Great Southern Region

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the refurbishment of old concrete silos in Albany WA. The contract involved 10 silos each with an engineered 30m high scaffold. Each had 15 working decks. It also included the removal and replacement of a free-standing, 30m Alimak Personnel hoist (all staff had completed specialised training to complete this task).

• Client: CBH

• Project: Silo Upgrade

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the building of the new Albany Waterfront (Hilton) Hotel. One of the larger projects to hit Albany in quite a while, Pindan Construction was in charge of building the $21 million project. Scaffold required was for a full perimeter wrap with five working platforms, with stairs and lift well scaffolds inside and out. Load bays at each level were engineered to take a 2t payload per bay. Project is expected to run for 72 weeks and ready for opening by December 2020. Scaffold contract was completed in April 2020.

• Client: Pindan

• Project: Albany Hilton Hotel

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the building of new student housing in Albany’s CBD. A large project for Albany, Wauters Construction is in charge of building the dual multi-storey accommodation units. Scaffold required was for a full perimeter wrap with three working platforms, with stair and lift well scaffolds inside and out. Project is halfway completed with further raises and builds to the scaffold required in the New Year.

• Client: Wauters

• Project: Student Housing

• Location: Albany

• Client: Realforce

• Project: Premier Hotel Upgrades

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the revamp of the Denmark IGA. Envisage building was contracted to complete the works, which took place over 2 months. We used our new system of scaffolding from Germany, Layher. The Layher product enabled us to go around curved angels with its advanced design, cutting down build times and making the working platform more user-friendly. This project required us to support the middle of the scaffold using Aluminium trusses so cars could drive underneath and use the existing car park.

• Client: Envisage Building

• Project: Denmark IGA

• Location: Denmark

Contracted for the installation of Southern Port’s own prefabricated-aluminium-hanging scaffold, which they use to gain access under the wharf at Albany’s Port for ongoing maintenance. We have also just completed designing and installing a completed rolling scaffold (built out of Layher – All-round gear) which is engineered to withstand any wind and waves the harbour can produce. The scaffold requires 1 x build & 1 x dismantle for each walkway at Berth 6, saving thousands of dollars.

• Client: Southern Ports

• Project: Maintenance/Layher Rolling Scaffolds

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for shut down works on the mine and also ongoing maintenance in Ravensthorpe WA. The contract involved periodic shutdowns; scaffolds include everything from basic access towers, ramps and work platforms, to large cantilevered and hanging scaffolds for tank and conveyor repairs. The new acid tanks require a full scaffold wrap on each piece, not dissimilar to works we are currently contracted for Central Systems at the Albany Port.

• Client: Galaxy

• Project: Lithium Mine

• Location: Ravensthorpe

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the refurbishment of the old courthouse. The building was wrapped in scaffolding to allow trades to work safely on the roof structure and facade. Ladder-beam sections needed to be installed to allow access to the sides of the building without impeding access underneath.

• Client: Bert Muezelaar Homes

• Project: Courthouse Refurbishment

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the building of the new Tourist Hub in Albany’s CBD. The building first had to have the end cut off in order to allow room for the new Tourist Hub section. The initial scaffold was required to remove asbestos and gain access to the roof. There was also a lot of support work required to hold up existing parts of the building that would soon become part of the new structure. The second part of the project wrapped the new section scaffold to allow trades to work safely on the first-floor slab, elevator shaft, wall frames and roof install.

• Client: Tectonics

• Project: Tourist Hub

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the building of the new Early Learning Centre at Bethal School. 

At this point, it is only in its early stages and significant scaffolding will be required for brickwork, core filling, steel erection and roof install & cladding/rendering.

• Client: Tectonics

• Project: Bethal Early Learning Centre

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the refurbishment/rebuild of the verandah on the south side of the old Penny Post (UWA) building. The building was wrapped in scaffold to allow trades to work safely on the demolition of the entire verandah and then rebuild from scratch. Pedestrian walkways were created underneath so that access to the building could still be maintained; also a rubbish chute was attached.

• Client: Smiths Construction

• Project: UWA Verandah Rebuild

• Location: Albany

Contracted to build an access scaffold on the Albany Health Campus roof for the installation of the new Optus Communication Tower. Static lines were first set up and then hand railed and kick boarded section was first built to protect people below and workers on the roof. The gear was then craned onto specially designed load bays on the roof and access scaffold builds from there. When the scaffold was completed, Albany experienced one of the worst storms that hit in almost 5 years. The scaffold and steel board were secured so soundly that nothing ever moved.

• Client: Optus

• Project: Comms Tower - AHC

• Location: Albany

Contracted by Norblast for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the refurbishment of the CBH Shipping Gallery. Multiple builds from access towers and wraps of structural supports to pre-made 6mx6m hanging scaffolds were craned up into place and hung of engineered rollers. The scaffolds were then held in place by chain blocks and were able to be winched down the gallery as each section was completed. All the scaffolds were encapsulated and engineered.

• Client: CBH – Norblast

• Project: Shipping Gallery Refurbishment

• Location: Albany

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour to build the new Troode St Church on Brewster Rd. The building was wrapped in scaffold to allow trades to work safely on the roof structure and clad the walls. The office block also required a full scaffold wrap, along with side projects such as the entry, gable windows and entry car park features. The project is still ongoing.

• Client: Greg Leeder Homes

• Project: Brewster Road Church

• Location: Albany

One of the unique jobs we’ve ever attempted. A retired couple in Bremer Bay used builder Nino Amato to build their Boat/Ship inspired home. With very few flat or square sides to the building, erecting modular scaffold around the perimeter of this project took a little more thought than our usual line of work. The end result was quite spectacular and the house literally is the shape of a boat. Definitely a “one-of-a-kind”. The project went for approximately 4 months.

• Client: Nino Amato

• Project: Boat House

• Location: Bremer Bay

this was the heritage-listed Stirling Tce. We provided 3 x multi-level scaffolds spanning almost half length of Stirling Tce for stoneworkers, carpenters and painters to work their magic on the old buildings. Pedestrian walkways were required and accesses to all business were a must as trading had to continue while the restoration works took place.

• Client: City of Albany

• Project: Stirling Terrace Upgrades

• Location: Albany

Contracted to supply an engineered scaffold that was able to take the weight of 2 scissor lifts and also not damage the pool, for the replacement of the old ducting system throughout the ALAC complex. The design needed to take into account the concrete construction of the pool floor and also upwards pressure from natural water sources in the ground. Timber boards and ply were used to spread the point-load weights that the scissor lift wheels produced. The job was completed without incident and the engineering design was without fault.

• Client: Albany Leisure & Aquatic Centre

• Project: Duct Replacement

• Location: Albany

• Client: Albany Senior High School

• Project: Youth Centre Upgrade

• Location: Albany

Contracted by BGC to install scaffold platforms and safety hand railing for the installation of the new viewing platforms in the Torndirrup National Park. Handrailing and fencing were used to keep the national park visitors safe. Platforms and handrails were also installed to keep workers installing the new platforms safe from the massive fall into the Gap when they were working above. The job is still ongoing.

• Client: BGC

• Project: The Natural Bridge & Gap Works

• Location: Albany

Supply and installation of scaffold and associated products to the new prisoner accommodation wing at Albany Regional Prison. External scaffolding along with stair/access towers.

• Client: Broad Constructions

• Project: Albany Prison Upgrades

• Location: Albany

Supply and install scaffold for maintenance and repairs of infrastructure. Scaffolds include multiple hangers, 35m - 45m access towers, under wharf and cantilevered hangers.

• Client: CBH

• Project: CBH (Albany Port Terminal) Ongoing Maintenance

• Location: Albany

This was a very enjoyable project that we worked on for five individual companies. The time frame was extremely tight and tensions were high to get everything completed on-time. Scaffolds ranged from lighting, camera & speaker towers to fully encapsulated/cladded tv monitor boxes. All scaffolds were engineered for public safety and had to be approved and signed off by the Head Company. We also provided 1.2kms of temporary fencing throughout Albany and 5.2kms of crowd control barrier for the ANZAC parade on York Street.

• Client: City of Albany

• Project: Centenary of ANZAC Celebrations

• Location: Albany

Contracted to supply scaffold and labour for the scaffolding required at the new port Grain Terminal. Scaffolds included multi-level towers, hanging & cantilevered platforms, semi-permanent hand railing, installation of static lines & dance floors.

• Client: City of Albany

• Project: WAVE - Vic Stock

• Location: Albany

Skywalk project at Mt Franklin, Walpole, in the Great Southern Region of WA. The initial scaffold was an 8m viewing platform build where the Sky deck would eventually lead. Once DEC got the permission to proceed, scaffold was built to support the building of the Sky deck along with providing edge protection. The Sky deck is located 16km north of Walpole and built in a national park, thus getting the scaffold to where it was needed required a mountain of effort.

• Client: DEC

• Project: Mt Franklin Skywalk

• Location: Walpole

Contracted for the supply of scaffolding and labour for the building of the new Tavern on Albany's foreshore due south. The building was wrapped in scaffold to allow trades to work safely, tube & clip walkways were built on/and over the roof structure and ladder-beam sections installed to allow access inside the building.

• Client: Due South

• Project: Build Scaffolding

• Location: Albany

Supply and installation of scaffolding and associated products for the new extensions to the Albany Aquatic and sporting upgrade. Access towers, 5t rated tube & clip ramps to take EWP’s and scissor lifts. Along with engineered handrail system designed by Albany Scaffold Hire.

• Client: Duwals

• Project: Albany Leisure Centre Expansion

• Location: Albany

Supply and installation of scaffolding and associated products for the new extension to the UWA building Albany. The project ran for approximately 18 months with a number of difficult obstacles to overcome. The building site was tight, had ground-water issues and was on the side of a sandhill making the scaffold build very tricky in parts. Approximately 60 tonnes of scaffold in total with a number of spurred sections and areas requiring ladder beams or cantilevers.

• Client: Emco

• Project: UWA Expansion Albany

• Location: Albany

Contracted to supply scaffold and labour for the scaffolding required at the new Albany Health Campus. Scaffolds included multi-level towers, hanging & cantilevered platforms, semi-permanent hand railing, installation of personnel & material hoists.

• Client: John Holland

• Project: John Holland Albany Health Campus

• Location: Albany

Contracted to upgrade the Pallinup River Bridge. Multiple access towers were built and moved for the duration of the project. Located 105km North-west of Albany, the terrain under the bridge proved to be difficult, including water from the river and large boulders used for retaining & support.

• Client: Jonor Constructions

• Project: Pallinup Bridge

• Location: Boxwood Hill

Approached by the Shire of Plantagenet and the AFL, extra seating was required to fit a possible 6000 supporters into Souness Park to view the AFL match between The Fremantle Homos (Dockers) Vs Adelaide Crows. A 105m section of the oval was dedicated to fit as much seating as possible to help accommodate as many of the 6000 as possible. We were able to build 5 x 4 tiered Grandstands, which seated 1800 people, giving them all an amazing view of the game. We also donated 500m of Temporary Fencing & 400m of Crowd Control Barrier for the event to help keep costs down for the shire.

• Client: NAB

• Project: Nab Challenge Match - Grandstands for 1800 people

• Location: Mt Barker

Commercial & domestic scaffolding as required.

• Client: WACB

• Project: Ongoing Domestic Housing

Scaffolding for water treatment tanks, access towers to water storage tanks and scaffolding as required.

• Client: Water Corporation

• Project: Ongoing maintenance in the Great Southern Region

• Project: Various Sporting Events

Contracted for transfer station upgrade. A fully encapsulated scaffold built overtop of running conveyors was required for a full blast and paint along with major repairs to CV9 on Albany’s Port. A total of 28 Aluminium Trusses of different sizes were required to complete this project.

• Project: Plantation Pulp Terminal (PPT) Albany Port

• Location: Albany

Specialised scaffolding projects associated with the new Albany Health Campus.

• Project: Advanced Formwork Albany Health Campus

• Location: Albany